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Accomplished Chairman, CEO, CMO and VP."Be fascinated by the future. Stay restless for change, impatient with progress and dissatisfied with the status quo -- see a better future, let the friction between ‘what is’ and ‘what could be’ burn you and propel you forward." Marcus Buckingham.Current: I enjoy working with CEOs and founders, dabbling in the commercial real estate and staying in the forefront of technology -- may that be blockchain, artificial intelligence, transformational leadership, product innovation or customer success.2019 Exit: Co-founded AdvantageTec. The team brought to market the first AI driven texting solution for fixed operations at car and motorcycle dealerships. Clients included OEMs like Harley Davidson, public car companies and over 700 independent car dealerships across the United States. AdvantageTec was purchased by Liveperson (NYSE: LPSN) and became part of the Contact at Once automotive messaging platform for Liveperson.2010 Exit: As the fifth employee and CMO at mPowerAuto I was part of a team backed by Bain Capital that redefined the automotive landscape. As CMO my team rebranded and repositioned mPowerAuto as vAuto. vAuto completely upended and innovated the used car management and pricing model becoming one of the hottest software solutions in the automotive industry . vAuto was acquired by Cox in 2010 with many thousands of dealers using the platform. 2000 Exit: Co-founded Marketdrive Interactive, a SAAS company in the automotive CRM space with dealer and OEM clients including BMW, Toyota, Lexus, Subaru, Land Rover and Mini. MDI was acquired by Cars.com (Nasdaq: CARS) in 2000. At Cars.com I was Divisional President and head of Product Development and Operations - over the subsequent 5 years the team grew the online classified portal into a leading automotive consumer and retail destination with over 10,000 dealerships and 25 OEMs using the platform. Early years: My career started with a six year journey as an automotive technician (mechanic) in a family repair shop while attending community college.

Listed skills include Start Ups, Crm, Product Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, and 46 others.